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INNOVATION

29 May 2026

North America's Water Utilities Are Going Digital Fast

Bluefield Research projects North American digital water investment will double over the next decade, led by asset management and leak det...

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TECHNOLOGY

27 May 2026

How Virtual Pipes Are Saving Real Water in Texas

Houston unifies messy utility data into a live digital twin, allowing engineers to simulate disasters and cut carbon emissions in real tim...

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PARTNERSHIPS

26 May 2026

GenAI Is No Longer Optional for Water Utilities

Xylem Vue's 2026 report repositions generative AI as a strategic must-have for US water utilities, not a future experiment

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REGULATORY

21 May 2026

EPA's PFAS Reset Puts Utilities in Uncharted Territory

EPA's twin PFAS proposals shift compliance deadlines and rescind four drinking water limits, with nearly $1B in new grants attached

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PARTNERSHIPS

19 May 2026

Amazon Taps the Drain to Cool the Cloud

Amazon and Veolia are turning Mississippi wastewater into AI data center cooling, saving 83 million gallons of fresh water annually

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MARKET TRENDS

14 May 2026

Lab's Digital Twin Slashes Water Plant Bills

ORNL's real-time digital twin controls a California water plant, cutting costs by adjusting operations hourly to live electricity prices

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INTEGRATING AI IN PROCESS OPTIMIZATION, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT, AND WORKFORCE CAPACITY BUILDING IN A REGIONAL WASTE WATER UTILITY

Day 1: MONDAY, JULY 13, 2026

09:00 - 09:25

TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION UNIT (TIU) STATUS UPDATE AND NEXT STEPS

Day 1: MONDAY, JULY 13, 2026

09:30 - 09:55

PURPOSE-BUILT AI FOR RESILIENT WATER INFRASTRUCTURE

Day 1: MONDAY, JULY 13, 2026

10:00 - 10:25

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